The leader of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has accused the "arrogant" Western powers of imposing illegal sanctions against Iran. Iran has infact defied two such resolutions from the United Nations Security Council that would suspend Iran's uranium enrichment and impose increasing heavy sanctions upon people and organizations involved in the nuclear program. Ahmadinejad accuses the United States in particular of making "every effort to turn a simple legal issue into a very loud, controversial, political issue" and using this as justification “to pursue the issue through its appropriate legal path ... and to disregard unlawful and political impositions by the arrogant powers.”
The United States delegation was not present during the speech, all having left as the Iranian leader took the platform all but one note-taker. The United Nations Security Council is discussing a thirt security resolution with even greater sanctions threatened against the ''rogue'' nation.
The fact that Iran is actually moving forward with its nuclear program in the midst of discussion about it regardless of the wishes of the UN is frightening. Regardless of whether Iran actually is building weapons or if it really is a blown up legal issue as Iran claims, the fact is that no good has come of refusing negotiations or closing discussions on such an important issue.
The full MSNBC article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20969975/
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I actually disagree - not compromising with terrorist-like regimes such as Iran's sets a strong, firm precedent of having a zero-tolerance for such regimes. Since I don't believe another UN reolution will do anything (since it almost never does...that's for another discussion though), and since it's obvious Iran is looking for a fight, I honestly believe that is what they'll get. Isreal can't allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, and if America won't stop Iran, someone has to. However, I don't believe it will come to that. The president of Iran who wants to blow up Israel and spews hate about America actually doesn't have that much power in Iran, and is loosing popularity. If he goes, then maybe more sensible negotiations will take place.
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